Dr. Katherine Robinson
Professor of Psychology and Health and Medical Humanities
BA Hons (Bishop’s), MSc, PhD (Alberta), FRSA
Research Interests
Mathematical cognition, art creation with eye trackers, and the use of eye trackers to study how medical professionals generate and interpret ultrasounds.
Teaching Interests
Child and lifespan development; cognitive development; medical and health humanities; and the Holocaust.
Research Labs
Director, Mathematical Cognition Lab
Co-Director, IMPACT (Interactive Media, Psychology, Art Creation, and Technology) Lab
Scholarly Projects
- Co-Investigator, Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Insight Grant, Improving Teaching methods for point of care ultrasound by utilization of gaze tracking technology.
- Principal Investigator, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Individual Discovery Development Grant. Math Now for Success Later: An Investigation of the Understanding of Basic Arithmetic as a Foundation for Later Mathematics and STEM success.
- Co-Investigator: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Grant. Disrupt/ability: Disability, Ableism, Eye Tracking Technology and Art Creation.
Representative Publications
- Riegel, C., & Robinson, K.M. (2023) Health humanities in application. Palgrave MacMillan & Springer Nature.
- Robinson, K.M., Dubé, A.K., & Kotsopoulos, D. (2023). Mathematical cognition and understanding: Perspectives on mathematical minds in the elementary and middle school years. Springer.
- Robinson, K.M., Kotsopoulos, D., & Dubé, A.K. (2023). Mathematical teaching and learning: Perspectives on mathematical minds in the elementary and middle school years. Springer.
